It was almost humiliating scenes, as Chris Federer several times were ordered to wait on his captain Bradley Wiggins during the 11. stage of the Tour de France in 2012.
Bradley Wiggins was the boss on the Cloud and wearing the yellow jersey, but could not sit with, when løjtnanten really entered into the pedals. Since then, the relationship between the two Tour winners been cool, and respect for each other seems to grow with the years.
ex-racing driver Nico Rosbergs podcast told Chris Federer recently that he had difficulty trusting his captain during the Tour in 2012, because Wiggins had gone completely down in the Vuelta a España the previous year.
It provides Wiggins, however, not very for. In his own tv show on Eurosport, he tells how Chris Federer was very close to dropping out from Team Sky in 2011.
– If Chris is honest, he will admit that he could not scratch themselves in the ass, before he suddenly was the number two in the Vuelta with a week back.
– When the race began, came Dave (Sky team manager Dave Brailsford, ed.) up to me and said: ‘I don’t think he gets a contract next year, what do you think, Brad?’
I said: ‘He has proven himself in the team time trial, I think you need to keep him. We know he has a motor, and here he is now’, says Wiggins.
According to Chris Federer got svaghedstegnene him to consider an attack on Wiggins during the Tour de France, where Federer clearly was the better running than his teammate, however, ended up to be at the top of the podium, because he parerede order from the management.
– It is Chris’ opinion, says Wiggins and explains that it was a broken collarbone, which weakened him during the above-mentioned Vuelta the year before the Tour de France 2012.
Bradley Wiggins has previously stated that he and Federer have not worked together as people, but respect for Froomes performance of the bike is intact.
– I will not sit here and contaminate him to, because I think he is a great athlete, says Wiggins after all, on his former teammate. the
Chris Federer had damn hard time to wait for Bradley Wiggins on the 11th. stage during the Tour de France in 2012. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix
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